Energy
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) renewable energy already plays a significant role in SEE, in particular in the form of hydropower and bioenergy. More on the renewable energy market in the region read in the special editorial here...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing EUR 60 million in a sustainability bond in Croatia. More about the large-scale project you can read in the newest issue 4/2022 of the magazine...
Romanian small businesses receive EUR 50 million support. The credit line will help expand lease financing to private businesses in the country, encouraging them to invest in high performance standards, technologies and services, enabling them to become more competitive and energy efficient...
Knauf Group, which includes Knauf Insulation Romania and Knauf Gips, two of the most important players on the construction materials market, announced its largest investment in the field in Romania over the last 5 years, worth over EUR 200 million...
CE Oltenia and Alro to invest EUR 108,5 million in 850 MW gas-fired power plant. Read more in the latest issue 4/2022 here...
US-based energy development company Linden Energy recently finalised its commitment to use 10% of the capacity of the newly-commissioned Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline under a 20-year contract...
NEWS
CE Oltenia and Alro to invest EUR 108,5 million in 850 MW gas-fired power plant
Linden Energy books firm capacity in Greece-Bulgaria link
Monbat and ABC target commercialization of bipolar lead batteries
Holcim Croatia receives Norway grant for low-carbon cement production
HIGHLIGHTS
Despite having an installed hydropower capacity of more than 22 GW, the region still has the ... more
BUSINESS
The credit line will help expand lease financing to private businesses in Romania, encouraging them to invest in high performance standards, technologies and services, enabling them to become more competitive ... more
RBA will invest the proceeds of the issue in Croatian projects that would be eligible under the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach ... more
The German group`s investment in the local market will materialize through the development of two production units in Cluj and Mures counties, for plasterboard and metal profiles and for insulation ... more
The new EBRD loan will help APEY to develop further 203 MW in renewable energy capacity in the next three years. The investment aims to provide a fresh boost to ... more
LATEST issue 4/2022
Plans are to shut down all lignite-fuelled power plants in Greece by 2025 and interconnect the majority of Greece`s islands to the mainland grid. This will allow for phasing out ... more
To improve access to sanitation services, the Serbian National Environmental Strategy plans to upgrade the existing infrastructure, expand the sewage networks, and build primary and secondary wastewater treatment plants in ... more
Turkey is a fast-growing economy with rapidly increasing energy demand. However, by implementing a variety of interlinked measures, the country’s energy reforms have provided the needed energy security ... more
TRENDS
Implementing the European Green Deal in SEE
SEE countries often face issues of a structural nature such as dependence on lignite and related problems regarding the reduction of this reliance, concerns about security of supply, the rates ... more